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N5 Kanji 12: 千
Meaning of kanji 千:
In Japanese, 千 means “thousand”.
How to read kanji 千:
| Kunyomi | Not often used |
| Onyomi | せん |
How to write kanji 千:
Origin of kanji 千:
You know it will be hard to describe thousand，and in ancient China，the pronunciation of 千 is similar to 人（it means human），so we add one line on top of 人，and it becomes 千，to stand for thousand.
Development of kanji 千:
Vocabulary containing kanji 千:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一千 | いっせん | one thousand |
| 二千 | にせん | two thousand |
| 三千 | さんぜん | three thousand |
| 四千 | よんせん | four thousand |
| 五千 | ごせん | five thousand |
| 六千 | ろくせん | six thousand |
| 七千 | ななせん | seven thousand |
| 八千 | はっせん | eight thousand |
| 九千 | きゅうせん | nine thousand |
| 千 | せん | thousand |
Example Sentences of kanji 千:
| 千円を貸してください。 Please lend me 1000 yen. 彼女は本を二千冊持っている。 She has two thousand books. このホールには三千人収容できる。 This hall holds 3,000 people. 彼はこの本に四千円払った。 He paid 4,000 yen for this book. 五千円しか持っていない。 I have only five thousand yen. |
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